Past Events

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	The Sociology of Belarusian Protest	Thu, 20.08.2020, 17:00	Panels and Discussions	Nelly Bekus-GoncharovaElena Gapova, Aliaksei Lastouski, Alena Minchenia, Andrey Vozyanov, Mischa Gabowitsch	The Sociology of Belarusian Protest Thu, 20.08.2020, 17:00 Speakers: Nelly Bekus-GoncharovaElena Gapova, Aliaksei Lastouski, Alena Minchenia, Andrey Vozyanov, Mischa Gabowitsch Series: Panels and Discussions Belarusian voices are few and far between in international debates about the ongoing protests in Belarus. In this webinar, Belarusian sociologists shared their views and analysis of the current protest wave. Among other things, they discussed the role of striking workers; class, gender, and violence; patterns of mobilization and self-organization; the mobilizing effects of trauma; the impact of urban space; the legacy of previous protests; the role of protest in forging different types of communities; and the ways in which the post-industrial shift and other long-term transformations in Belarusian society have affected its political economy. This webinar took place in English. Read more
The Sociology of Belarusian Protest Thu, 20.08.2020, 17:00 Speakers: Nelly Bekus-GoncharovaElena Gapova, Aliaksei Lastouski, Alena Minchenia, Andrey Vozyanov, Mischa Gabowitsch Series: Panels and Discussions Belarusian voices are few and far between in international debates about the ongoing protests in Belarus. In this webinar, Belarusian sociologists shared their views and analysis of the current protest wave. Among other things, they discussed the role of striking workers; class, gender, and violence; patterns of mobilization and self-organization; the mobilizing effects of trauma; the impact of urban space; the legacy of previous protests; the role of protest in forging different types of communities; and the ways in which the post-industrial shift and other long-term transformations in Belarusian society have affected its political economy. This webinar took place in English. Read more
	Covid-19 and Holocaust Memory	Mon, 06.07.2020, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Ludger Hagedorn Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann	Covid-19 and Holocaust Memory The Pandemic as Catalyst for Digital Commemorative Culture? Mon, 06.07.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann Series: Seminars and Colloquia The presentation reviewed some of the most recent digital commemorative projects by Holocaust memorials and museums in light of earlier expressions of digital commemorative culture, especially in relation to the privately initiated Instagram Stories project Eva.Stories that in 2019 became a driving force towards a new social media memory. Read more
Covid-19 and Holocaust Memory The Pandemic as Catalyst for Digital Commemorative Culture? Mon, 06.07.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Ludger Hagedorn Tobias Ebbrecht-Hartmann Series: Seminars and Colloquia The presentation reviewed some of the most recent digital commemorative projects by Holocaust memorials and museums in light of earlier expressions of digital commemorative culture, especially in relation to the privately initiated Instagram Stories project Eva.Stories that in 2019 became a driving force towards a new social media memory. Read more
	Religious Perspectives on Global Solidarity in the Era of Global Crises	Mon, 29.06.2020, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Clemena Antonova Ludger Hagedorn	Religious Perspectives on Global Solidarity in the Era of Global Crises Mon, 29.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia All three global crises of recent times – the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis, and now the coronavirus crisis – have been, among other things, tests of solidarity. But what is it that decides in a concrete situation, whether solidarity is extended to those in need or not? Especially interesting are those cases, when people feel forced to make difficult choices between solidarity to one group versus solidarity to another. The talk tried to distinguish between two concepts of solidarity, one that could be called civic solidarity (to one’s family, friends, compatriots, etc.) and another one offering a broader sense of global solidarity (to all human beings as such). Read more
Religious Perspectives on Global Solidarity in the Era of Global Crises Mon, 29.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Clemena Antonova Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia All three global crises of recent times – the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis, and now the coronavirus crisis – have been, among other things, tests of solidarity. But what is it that decides in a concrete situation, whether solidarity is extended to those in need or not? Especially interesting are those cases, when people feel forced to make difficult choices between solidarity to one group versus solidarity to another. The talk tried to distinguish between two concepts of solidarity, one that could be called civic solidarity (to one’s family, friends, compatriots, etc.) and another one offering a broader sense of global solidarity (to all human beings as such). Read more
	Europe’s Futures Symposium 2020	Mon, 29.06.2020, 10:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Alida Vracic Bernd Marin Grigorij Mesežnikov Isabelle Ioannides Ivan Vejvoda Leszek Jazdzewski Niccolo Milanese Nicole Koenig Péter Krekó	Europe’s Futures Symposium 2020 Mon, 29.06.2020, 10:00 Speakers: Alida Vracic Bernd Marin Grigorij Mesežnikov Isabelle Ioannides Ivan Vejvoda Leszek Jazdzewski Niccolo Milanese Nicole Koenig Péter Krekó Series: Seminars and Colloquia Eight Europe’s Futures Fellows of the 2019/20 cohort led by IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda encapsulated the work done over the year in which the pandemic force opened new futures for Europe. Read more
Europe’s Futures Symposium 2020 Mon, 29.06.2020, 10:00 Speakers: Alida Vracic Bernd Marin Grigorij Mesežnikov Isabelle Ioannides Ivan Vejvoda Leszek Jazdzewski Niccolo Milanese Nicole Koenig Péter Krekó Series: Seminars and Colloquia Eight Europe’s Futures Fellows of the 2019/20 cohort led by IWM Permanent Fellow Ivan Vejvoda encapsulated the work done over the year in which the pandemic force opened new futures for Europe. Read more
	Europe-Asia Research Platform: Forced Migration	Thu, 25.06.2020, 15:00 - Fri, 26.06.2020, 18:00	Conferences and Workshops	Ayşe Çağlar Ranabir Samaddar	Europe-Asia Research Platform: Forced Migration Initiating a new research focus at the IWM Thu, 25.06.2020, 15:00 - Fri, 26.06.2020, 18:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ranabir Samaddar Series: Conferences and Workshops The workshop discussed the possibility of setting up a Europe-Asia research platform for the purpose of facilitating explorations, among others, of the various fault lines of race, religion, caste, sexuality, gender and class functioning in the global protection regime for refugees and migrants. Read more
Europe-Asia Research Platform: Forced Migration Initiating a new research focus at the IWM Thu, 25.06.2020, 15:00 - Fri, 26.06.2020, 18:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ranabir Samaddar Series: Conferences and Workshops The workshop discussed the possibility of setting up a Europe-Asia research platform for the purpose of facilitating explorations, among others, of the various fault lines of race, religion, caste, sexuality, gender and class functioning in the global protection regime for refugees and migrants. Read more
	Covid-19 Pandemic and the Spectral Presence of Migrant Workers and Refugees	Wed, 24.06.2020, 18:00	Panels and Discussions	Ayşe Çağlar Ranabir SamaddarAlex Aleinikoff, Roger Zetter	Covid-19 Pandemic and the Spectral Presence of Migrant Workers and Refugees A round table with Ranabir Samaddar, Alex Aleinikoff and Roger Zetter Wed, 24.06.2020, 18:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ranabir SamaddarAlex Aleinikoff, Roger Zetter Series: Panels and Discussions The bordering processes unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the existing fault lines of our present-day societies and deepened the current fissures and dilemmas of global capitalist order, state sovereignty, and governance structures. On the basis of Calcutta Research Group’s book, Borders of an Epidemic: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers, edited by Prof. Ranabir Samaddar, which highlights the ethical and political implications of the pandemic, this round table addressed the changing landscape of visibility and invisibility of migrant workers, refugees as well as of national borders, which opens further questions about inequalities, public health, and politics of care. Read more
Covid-19 Pandemic and the Spectral Presence of Migrant Workers and Refugees A round table with Ranabir Samaddar, Alex Aleinikoff and Roger Zetter Wed, 24.06.2020, 18:00 Speakers: Ayşe Çağlar Ranabir SamaddarAlex Aleinikoff, Roger Zetter Series: Panels and Discussions The bordering processes unleashed by the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the existing fault lines of our present-day societies and deepened the current fissures and dilemmas of global capitalist order, state sovereignty, and governance structures. On the basis of Calcutta Research Group’s book, Borders of an Epidemic: Covid-19 and Migrant Workers, edited by Prof. Ranabir Samaddar, which highlights the ethical and political implications of the pandemic, this round table addressed the changing landscape of visibility and invisibility of migrant workers, refugees as well as of national borders, which opens further questions about inequalities, public health, and politics of care. Read more
	Junior Visiting Fellows‘ Conference	Tue, 23.06.2020, 10:00	Conferences and Workshops	Alicja Rybkowska Ayşe Çağlar Biray Kolluoglu Gavin Smith Ivan Vejvoda Mariya Ivancheva Matyáš Křížkovský Stanislas Richard Volha Biziukova Yulia Abibok Adele Blazquez Vlasta Kordová	Junior Visiting Fellows‘ Conference Tue, 23.06.2020, 10:00 Speakers: Alicja Rybkowska Ayşe Çağlar Biray Kolluoglu Gavin Smith Ivan Vejvoda Mariya Ivancheva Matyáš Křížkovský Stanislas Richard Volha Biziukova Yulia Abibok Adele Blazquez Vlasta Kordová Series: Conferences and Workshops Read more

	Notes on Militant Populism in Contemporary France	Mon, 22.06.2020, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Winnie Lem	Notes on Militant Populism in Contemporary France Contextualising the Gilets Jaunes Mon, 22.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Winnie Lem Series: Seminars and Colloquia The presentation consisted of notes from the field which reflect on the relationship between the conjunctural forces that prevail in contemporary France and the emergence of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) insurgency. As is now well known, this movement has been alternatively claimed by the left as a citizen’s revolution and the right as a patriotic revolution. Met with aggressive repression by the forces of order, this eruption, so some have argued, is the most recent manifestation of the militant tradition of the notoriously contentious French. By asking how the current climate of economic austerity combined with ecological neoliberalism has conditioned the rise of a movement that not only cuts across political and ideological differences but also some social divisions, these notes offer some thoughts on how the Gilets Jaunes (GJ) both continues and breaks with this tradition. Based on observation, but not participation in the mobilisations in Paris in 2019, these reflections focus on how the contradictions in contemporary capitalism are refracted through the disparate political aims of this militancy. Read more
Notes on Militant Populism in Contemporary France Contextualising the Gilets Jaunes Mon, 22.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Winnie Lem Series: Seminars and Colloquia The presentation consisted of notes from the field which reflect on the relationship between the conjunctural forces that prevail in contemporary France and the emergence of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) insurgency. As is now well known, this movement has been alternatively claimed by the left as a citizen’s revolution and the right as a patriotic revolution. Met with aggressive repression by the forces of order, this eruption, so some have argued, is the most recent manifestation of the militant tradition of the notoriously contentious French. By asking how the current climate of economic austerity combined with ecological neoliberalism has conditioned the rise of a movement that not only cuts across political and ideological differences but also some social divisions, these notes offer some thoughts on how the Gilets Jaunes (GJ) both continues and breaks with this tradition. Based on observation, but not participation in the mobilisations in Paris in 2019, these reflections focus on how the contradictions in contemporary capitalism are refracted through the disparate political aims of this militancy. Read more
	Social and Ecological Movements in “Apocalyptic Times”	Mon, 15.06.2020, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Adam Ramsay Ludger Hagedorn Matyáš Křížkovský	Social and Ecological Movements in “Apocalyptic Times” The Case of Extinction Rebellion Mon, 15.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Adam Ramsay Ludger Hagedorn Matyáš Křížkovský Series: Seminars and Colloquia Ecological discourses are in upheaval once again. After the 2018 IPCC report made clear that the timeframe to avoid the worst scenarios is rapidly shrinking, new societal groups have taken the streets. Discerning different strategies for social transformation and their respective relations to utopian/dystopian ecological imaginaries, the paper outlines three ideal types of social movements. This framework is then used to analyse Extinction Rebellion as the best known and most revolutionary newcomer – but also the most controversial, even for many ecological activists. What are the promises and possible dangers of this new attempt to revolutionize ecological issues? Read more
Social and Ecological Movements in “Apocalyptic Times” The Case of Extinction Rebellion Mon, 15.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Adam Ramsay Ludger Hagedorn Matyáš Křížkovský Series: Seminars and Colloquia Ecological discourses are in upheaval once again. After the 2018 IPCC report made clear that the timeframe to avoid the worst scenarios is rapidly shrinking, new societal groups have taken the streets. Discerning different strategies for social transformation and their respective relations to utopian/dystopian ecological imaginaries, the paper outlines three ideal types of social movements. This framework is then used to analyse Extinction Rebellion as the best known and most revolutionary newcomer – but also the most controversial, even for many ecological activists. What are the promises and possible dangers of this new attempt to revolutionize ecological issues? Read more
	The Remains of the Real	Mon, 08.06.2020, 16:00	Seminars and Colloquia	Jan Sowa Ludger Hagedorn	The Remains of the Real Politics after Postmodernism Mon, 08.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Jan Sowa Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia There was a moment in the 1990’s, in the era of high postmodernism, when it seemed that social reality has had no stable foundations and as such it can be freely and totally transformed by interventions in the registers of symbols and images. Various social, political and economic developments of the last two decades – from 9/11 terrorist attacks to the 2008 financial crisis to the recent populist uprisings on both sides of the Atlantic – blatantly contradict that over-optimist conviction. A lot has been said about what the populists get wrong, what is, however, more puzzling is that they seem to get some things right – as if people had a sort of political blindsight or – to put it in more philosophical terms – as if there was some kind of basic social and political unconcealedness/disclosure (alētheia) where the truth shines through the curtain of lies. Read more
The Remains of the Real Politics after Postmodernism Mon, 08.06.2020, 16:00 Speakers: Jan Sowa Ludger Hagedorn Series: Seminars and Colloquia There was a moment in the 1990’s, in the era of high postmodernism, when it seemed that social reality has had no stable foundations and as such it can be freely and totally transformed by interventions in the registers of symbols and images. Various social, political and economic developments of the last two decades – from 9/11 terrorist attacks to the 2008 financial crisis to the recent populist uprisings on both sides of the Atlantic – blatantly contradict that over-optimist conviction. A lot has been said about what the populists get wrong, what is, however, more puzzling is that they seem to get some things right – as if people had a sort of political blindsight or – to put it in more philosophical terms – as if there was some kind of basic social and political unconcealedness/disclosure (alētheia) where the truth shines through the curtain of lies. Read more